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April 16,2007
It's a star studded extravaganza as TVLand honors Lucille Ball, Roots, The Brady Bunch, Taxi and Hee Haw.

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April 10, 2007
Scheduled to appear
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April 6, 2007
Salute to Lucy, Roots, Brady Bunch, Taxi and Hee Haw
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IT’S A STAR-STUDDED EXTRAVAGANZA AS TV LAND HONORS
LUCILLE BALL, ROOTS, THE BRADY BUNCH, TAXI AND HEE HAW

Forest Whitaker, Morgan Freeman, Carol Burnett, The Judds, Luke Wilson,
Cicely Tyson, Willie Nelson, Sharon Stone, Ben Vereen, Danny DeVito, k.d. lang,
Roy Clark, Tony Danza, Masi Oka, Kirstie Alley, Heather Mills,
Valerie Bertinelli, Leonard Nimoy and Mackenzie Phillips
Among Dozens of Performers Celebrating Classic TV


Santa Monica, CA, April 14, 2007 – It was an unforgettable evening as celebrities from television, music and film bestowed special tribute awards tonight to some of television’s most iconic series and stars at the fifth annual TV Land Awards. The honorees included Lucille Ball (Legacy of Laughter Award), The Brady Bunch (Pop Culture Award), Roots (Anniversary Award), Hee Haw (Entertainer Award), Taxi (Medallion Award) and Heroes (Future Classic Award). The TV Land Awards was taped at The Barker Hangar on Saturday, April 14 and will premiere on TV Land on Sunday, April 22 at 9 p.m. ET/PT. The show will also be seen on Nick at Nite at 11 p.m. ET/PT.

This gala event featured some unforgettable moments such as when legendary actress and comedienne Carol Burnett and Emmy Award-winning actress Kirstie Alley presented Lucie Arnaz and Desi Arnaz Jr. with the Legacy of Laughter Award in honor of their mother, Lucille Ball. Actresses Valerie Bertinelli and Mackenzie Phillips of One Day at a Time presented the cast of The Brady Bunch with the Pop Culture Award. Grammy Award-winning country superstar Willie Nelson performed hits “On The Road Again” and “City of New Orleans” in a tribute to Hee Haw. Academy Award-winning actors Forest Whitaker and Morgan Freeman presented the cast of Roots with the Anniversary Award celebrating the epic 30th Anniversary. The cast of Taxi – Danny DeVito, Jeff Conaway, Tony Danza, Judd Hirsch, Carol Kane, Randall Carver and creator James L. Brooks – were presented with The Medallion Award by actress Sharon Stone. Actor Luke Wilson presented Heroes creator and executive producer Tim Kring with this year’s Future Classic Award along with executive producers Dennis Hammer and Allan Arkush and cast members Masi Oka, Leonard Roberts, Noah Gray-Cabey, Zachary Quinto, Santiago Cabrera and Jack Coleman.

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